The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 2nd November 2016
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NOT the mainstream media:
‘Assad to US media on leading Syria: ‘Captain of the ship doesn’t jump into water’ ‘
https://www.rt.com/news/365036-assad-leading-syria-media/
“Syrian President Bashar Assad called out Western media for vilifying him while at the same time whitewashing terrorists as “freedom fighters” to paint a “black-and-white” picture of the war in Syria, as he pledged to not leave office until his term expires.
Assad spoke on Syria’s and his personal future as the country’s leader at the meeting with US media that took place in Damascus on Monday evening.
Reflecting on being labeled a “war criminal” by the mainstream media, which attribute the death of thousands of civilians to the Syrian government’s anti-terrorist campaign, he said that the support he still enjoys with the Syrian people after over five years into the conflict does not fit into this narrative…